Hope you all are well and getting outside to enjoy some of this Spring weather. As my blog readers know, getting outside in nature to relax and renew is an important part of self-care. Don’t miss the Spring! And as we transition from Winter to Spring, it’s a good time …
by Marguerite Ham Balancing Empathy and Burnout I recently read an interesting article in Quartz about the possibility that empathy could cause exhaustion and burnout. This can happen to anyone, but particularly to people in professions which involve caring for people in distress: the ill, the bereaved, the mentally ill, …
Since the start of the Pandemic, we have found our selves working from home more often. From conversations with many of my clients, I have found that they are struggling with focus while working from home, getting things done efficiently & timely, and integrating home and work life successfully. Here …
You can’t control an international crisis, but you can control how you react. Focus on what you can control to master your fears.
The 12 Days of Appreciation by Marguerite Ham I was recently reading the Simple Abundance, A Daybook of Comfort and Joy, by Sarah Ban Breathnach. This book is a wonderful compilation of essays that stimulate reflection on how we are living or not living our lives with intention and appreciation for …
by Marguerite Ham If we live in a way that conflicts with our deep internal values, we can’t help but be unhappy, though we might not consciously know why. In the midst of our busy life, we don’t often stop to think about our personal value system. The list below …
A friend and client, John Horan, forwarded a Harvard Business Review article to me: Leading Teams: If You Multitask During Meetings, Your Team Will, Too. I found it interesting and right on! I think we each occasionally find ourselves guilty of the sins noted in this article and setting a …
I recently read a book, Breaking the Trust Barrier, by JV Venable — an excellent book; I highly recommend it! One of the topics it touched on was creating balance in our lives. The author, a former commander and demonstration leader of the USAF’s elite demonstration team, the Thunderbirds, suggested …
Thanksgiving is right around the corner and a perfect time for reflecting on the people we are grateful for in our personal and professional lives. Find ways to demonstrate gratitude all year long! In my workshops and retreats discussing leadership, there are many important leadership characteristics that seem to come …
How many of you spent time creating goals for 2016? How many of your goals fell by the wayside because of PROCRASTINATION and anxiety about not having enough time? Wouldn’t it be great to have a strategy to deal with procrastination and make some real progress, particularly on those goals …
